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Signing or declaring statements will not help in our part of the world. There has to be a strong law for those responsible in de forestation of lands. They should be given a maximum sentence without bail and hard labor. In Sri Lanka its the politicians who are responsible for evil act.

Sad story to have used the refugees to gain forest land , when there is their own land and even other habitable lands. The remaining natural forest land , wherever it may be, is very important , and the promotion mainly of commercial forest is not the solution nor the alternative.. Once they get established , there will be further encroachment like the the tea lands adjoining forest areas , and will lead to the decimation of wild life, which will be illicitly killed for supply to the mushrooming of hotels. This has been going on for some time, and even Kataragama hotels supply wild life meat with their meals. This should not be tolerated , and corrupt officials should also be prosecuted for neglect of duty.

1. By the 2017 Mawillu Forest Conservation Ordinance, about 281 acres of privately own land is brought under the forest in Musali DSD.
2. Major part of privately owned land is coming under the forest of Veppal and 2012 Marichcikaddi -Karadikkuli forest. So people are demanding the withdrawal of Veppal done in 2009 and 2012 declarations..
3. Also, Muslim IDPs are demanding a presidential commission to look into all of the IDP issues for recommendations.
4. There can be alternative proposals, but the but they should come thru an appointed presidential commission.
5. People of the area have been never consulted on the acts in place now.
6. Mainly president signed the gazette notification 3 days before the 2 week time for any objections from the public.
7. President failed to have proper have sufficient knowledge about the issue.

good news! now lets see you protect it and why not protect the areas already overrun and acquired.
send the army in like at the CPC.
or do the interests of Rishad and the clan have to be protected.
let's grow a pair Mr. President the ministry is directly under your control.

The little forests left in this country is at a very critical level. Nobody , for whatever reason, should be allowed to either encroach, be settled, or acquire these lands or the border lands surrounding these forests. To permit this to happen will be to our own peril. We are part of the bio-diversity and we humans , although by law have become owners of land, are endowed with the primary responsibility of caretakers, and we have failed to do so. It is absolutely disgraceful to see the Yala range been so violated by the uncontrolled numerous and constant harassment of the animals by much overcrowding of vehicles in virtually a situation of a traffic jam. Even lands given on the pretext of settling refugees should be taken back, as the evidence shows the organised way by political influence to finally corner valuable lands. Do not make the refugees the scapegoat of organised illegal , cunning ways.

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